The closer relatives two species are,
the less genomic differences between
them. |
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TRUE |
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Of the following organisms, which has
the largest genome size? |
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Commercial rice |
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Protein-specifying fragments are known as |
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exons |
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Which of the following is the largest genome sequenced to date? |
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homo sapiens (human) |
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Bits of DNA that literally jump from one chromosome to another are: |
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transposable elements |
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All of the following are true about the HOX gene except: |
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It plays a role in the brain development of animals. |
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Noncoding "junk" DNA is rich in regulatory RNA sequences and may in fact have more of a function than previously assumed. |
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TRUE |
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When comparing the genomes of a variety of organisms, what is most surprising? |
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The number of similarities between species |
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The new area of science that seeks to catalog and analyze every protein in the human body to help understand the human genome is called: |
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proteomics |
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The fastest growing area of research in genomics is: |
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bioinformatics |
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The most effective way to analyze variation at the whole genome level is to use: |
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single nucleotide polymorphisms |
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Comparing the entire DNA content of different organisms is called: |
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genomics |
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All of the genes and other DNA of an organism constitute its: |
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genome |
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Which of the following is NOT a transposable element? |
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Single copy genes |
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What percent of the human genome is coding DNA? |
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1 - 1.5% |
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Which was the genome to be fully sequenced? |
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The bacterial virus ΦX174 |
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How many genes constitute the human genome? |
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About 25,000 |
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All of the following are correct about the X and Y chromosomes except: |
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Males have two Y chromosomes |
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In the procedure known as gel electrophoresis, DNA fragments are separated by their: |
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size |
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Groups of related but distinctly different genes that occur together in clusters are called: |
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multigene families |
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Humans have 46 chromosomes. Gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans have 48. The explanation is: |
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that there was fusion of two chromosomes in humans |
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Tandem clusters allow: |
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production of a huge amount of product in a very short time period |
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If only about 1% of the human genome is devoted to protein-encoded genes, what is the majority of the rest? |
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Transposable elements |
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Which of the following is incorrect about microarrays? |
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The GeneChip by Affymetrix includes 100 known human genes. |
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Select an example of a palindrome from the choices below
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Option B |
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